Re: Apple 2 Where/How much

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article markevans@my-dejanews.com writes...

>Hmm thanks for the answers!
> 
>I really just want to get a Apple 2 Plus like I had in the 80's. I'd like to
>get one so I can try out some of the old games I used to play as a child. (My
>Grandpa has a working Apple 2 with some games like Fat City, Choplifter and
>Lode Runner.

    Ah, in that case an Apple II Plus, IIe or IIc will do just fine
(or for that matter, any of the Apple II compatibles and clones out
there, there were quite a few).

    A floppy drive and controller with joystick are all you need 
with it, as it can hook it directly up to a VCR or semi-modern TV 
and display color graphics in games.

>A guy at my church has a copy of Wings of Fury..... droool....

    That is still one of my favorites too. :) Note though that
Wings of Fury requires an Apple IIe with 128K though.

>Anyways, I'll be checking out the thrift stores!

    Definitely a good place to start looking. If worse comes to
worse you can always use an Apple II emulator to play those old
games on a PC or Mac, but it's not quite the same experience.

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca